Posted on 05/03/2008 4:38:34 PM PDT by NYer
Once again you said it so well—and so efficiently (not some long, puffed-up diatribe).
You have described my own parish experience. We have a variety there that fits your description, but I also know a “chunk of them” who take their life of faith as top priority. We have Scripture studies, young adult groups, neighborhood helping hands groups (we help to provide food for the needy); we have young mothers groups and and we have groups of people who are planning to be baptized into the Church. We have groups who meet for prayer and we also have groups who meet in the church to pray the Liturgy of the Hours together.
And these kind of people—as you have said—provide the sparks for those who may—for a time—seem less than “on fire”.
Nothing is so contagious as good will, good attitudes and good humor.
“The glory of manhood is never seen in this world-—men do not blossom on earth in their higher attributes. You injure a man here because he is of little value to society and he passes from your sight and you think no more of him, but when you see him again he may be a prince before God.”
When I said "your turn," that was your invitation to provide documentation for your "little suzie" post.
I denied that was the position of the RCC. Now it's your turn to show me I'm wrong.
Mary’s the one in the center bathed in light???
You seem to be suffering from the illusion that you don't need to abide by Scripture:
Irrelevant. If a white person said exactly the same thing, they would be accused of racism.
It's still bigotry by definition
Yes, although she's quite larger in person than the picture shows. She's also got her feet on a globe of the earth which you can't really see, and apparently according to another poster 12 stars around her head. I couldn't remember that detail, I just remembered the huge statue dead center with the feet on the globe.
That's it??? The 'keys' were given to show Peter had authority???
If the early Christians had been as enthusiastic over Peter's "sheet revelation" as your "praise," Christianity would be nothing more than a haughty Jewish sect.
Naw. Wrong again.
You have no idea how much I apply that Scripture in the Biblical way.
St Paul in one situation insisted that the officials come and escort him out of jail in broad daylight.
One best applies Scriptures under guidance of Holy Spirit.
So what is the clinical name for that pathology, Dawg?
Hey MD, I've read numerous times on these threads where the priests as well as the congregation face EAST...That is, with the priests back to the congregation...
So which is it???
As somebody already pointed out, it is a biblical seen. It is not a globe of the earth.
I revisited your question on original source documents for the Bible. That is a good question. I don't have the answer but perhaps you can find it here. Consider that we do not have the two tablets on which God wrote the Ten Commandments yet no one questions their validity. Just a thought ;-)
Excuse me, I was there. I was not only there, we were right below that statue as my husband was photographing a wedding and I was positioning the wedding party directly beneath it. Its a GLOBE with a scene painted BEHIND THE GLOBE.
I know of more than one person who set out to cause pain and provoke anger
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Sounds like another False allegation, accusation—false witness
BTW, I haven’t seen any RC classes in that scheduled.
Might be good to start at the kindergarten level.
I don't doubt it's a globe. Just not one of the earth. Referring to the picture in #1401, where is the painted scene?
I cannot shake the suspicion that if a Catholic had said "She", you would say, See there? They DO think it's Mary and they are praying to that statue!"
Maybe it would be useful to consider why you said "she" and what you meant by doing so.
FYI: As CG describes it, it sounds like a statue of one of the visions of St. Catherine Laboure. BUt it couls also be a depiction of the lady of Revelation.
You're a little too old for kindergarten, aren't you?
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